As a Texas high school counselor

1. Your role and responsibility as a school counselor as it relates to providing career and college counseling.

2. Current requirements for high school graduation in your state:

• Core curriculum requirements and credit hours.
• World language requirements.
• Elective credit requirements.
• Minimum acceptable GPA.

3. Standardized college assessments:

• Names of assessments
• General times of year assessments are offered
• Description of assessment
• Minimum scores required to pass
• Retake information

4. At least three to four examples of the college admission requirements from a local college or university.

5. Required courses prior to college admission

6. High school GPA required

7. Acceptable assessments and minimum scores

8. Types of careers and levels of education:

• The levels of education that can be achieved through college (i.e., AA, BA, MA).
• List two to three types of careers per degree that often require specific degrees.
• The length of time each degree requires for completion.